New Japan member's liquor cabinet

Howdy-- I live in Tokyo Japan...pretty new to whiskey drinkin', but this might, just might, be the best city in the world to sample whisk(e)y in all its varieties. The liquor stores here tend to have boubon/rye selections just as good as most US stores...

If anyone has any questions about whisk(e)y in Japan please ask me and I'll do my best to answer...definitely not an expert though!

Anyway, that's about it from here. Just thought I'd introduce myself and I look forward to many bourbon and rye interactions in the near future!

PS. I really don't know that much...I just know enought to get a rough idea of what I like. Right now it's all about sampling a lot of different things. Really looking forward to learning a lot about bourbon on here.

Re: New Japan member's liquor cabinet

Hey Rob, welcome aboard, that's a good cross section you have there. I expect you know the Centennial is a wheat recipe Bourbon and is also well liked among the SB members. If you like that style you will find lots to talk about here.

Re: New Japan member's liquor cabinet

Rob,

Welcome aboard! So, you've found the Weller Centennial.....not only it is fairly plentiful in Japan, it's cheap!! Buy all you can, while you can. THere's planty of gems to be found in Japan, but often they come at a price.
Blantons Gold os one of my favourites, and fairly easy to come by over there. Four Roses Platinum is also quite good.

Cheers

Scott

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day" - Frank Sinatra

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Nice to hear all that information about Centennial. I do agree I should probably stock up on a few bottles. It isn't easy to find, but I know one or two places here in Tokyo that carry it.

So I take it it's not too easy to find in the states?

As for prices in Japan a few items do get a premium markup but a lot of bargains here as well. On my last trip home I noticed the bourbon was more expensive stateside probably because of the exchange rate.